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Jexis Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

When and when not to use 'then' in the end of a sentence

The word 'then' give more emphasis if you place it in the end of a sentence, but what kind of sentence?
  

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Jexis The word 'then' give more emphasis if you place it in the end of a sentence, but what kind of sentence? What gave you that idea?

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  • What gave you that idea?
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Jexis The word 'then' give more emphasis if you place it in the end of a sentence, but what kind of sentence?
What gave you that idea?
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ESL teacher on internet old me about that.This is one of her example;"where are you going then" has emphasis compared to without 'then'.
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Jexis My/an ESL teacher on the Internet told me about that. This is one of her examples: "Where are you going then?" has emphasis compared to without 'then'.
To me, "then" is a filler in that sentence. It does not add emphasis.

Alternatively, it could mean "in that case."
e.g.,
A: No,
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